Starshine Fortress, the City Lord's Mansion.
Because the magic array of Starshine Fortress continuously drew in the three supreme elements from the outside world, the mana environment of the City Lord's Mansion — the core of the fortress — had undergone tremendous changes.
From the outside, the entire City Lord's Mansion appeared as if wrapped in a layer of crystal — half-real, half-illusory, as beautiful as flowers reflected in a mirror or the moon shimmering on water. Passing players couldn't help but be captivated by the sight.
"So this is the City Lord's Mansion of Starshine Fortress? Truly impressive. The mana density here is at least fifty percent higher than outside. No wonder you thought training here would be good, Captain Felitharia." Duan Hanshan gazed at the half-real, half-illusory castle before him, unable to contain his admiration.
Starshine Fortress's mana density was already extraordinary to begin with — fully comparable to the training grounds sought by the great superpowers, and in some cases even surpassing them.
The mana density surrounding the City Lord's Mansion was several grades higher still. One could say it would be nearly impossible to find a place with such dense mana anywhere else on the Western Continent.
Training in such a mana-rich environment, combined with the ancient mana atmosphere — the benefits would be enormous. Even experts like them who had already grasped the Domain would find it quite helpful.
However, Felitharia simply smiled without saying anything more, and led Duan Hanshan and the others into the heavily guarded City Lord's Mansion.
As Duan Hanshan and the others stepped inside, everyone from Azure Commerce was stunned by the sight before them.
Within the mansion's courtyard, in addition to a considerable number of Zero Wing experts, there were over fifty direct guards stationed around the perimeter — the weakest among them being Mythril Rank. Among them, Gold-grade guards, which even the great superpowers had only a handful of, numbered a full eight. This fighting force could easily obliterate a team of thousands of Tier 3 experts.
Immediately after, everyone suddenly felt a wave of comfort and lightness wash over their bodies, as though they had been given entirely new ones.
"What on earth is going on? Why do I feel like my control over my own body has improved so much?" Gu Han sensed the changes within himself, his mind filled with confusion. "An increase in mana density shouldn't have this kind of effect!"
"It's not just control over the body — I feel like my control over mana has improved significantly as well," Yan Xiaoqian said in surprise through the party chat. "No wonder Guild Master Black Flame was so confident he could help us quickly unlock the Mana Body and even break through the 100% limit."
They had experienced high-concentration mana environments before — they had even been to places with denser mana than the City Lord's Mansion. But none of those places had given them this feeling.
Here, she felt as though her combat power had risen an entire tier. If she could train here long-term, it probably wouldn't take long before she could grasp the Domain and even elevate her mana control to an entirely new level.
"Captain Felitharia, our agreement with Guild Master Black Flame was for three spots. Has there been some kind of mistake?" After sensing the changes in himself, Duan Hanshan couldn't help but turn to Felitharia and ask.
The deal between Azure Commerce and Shi Feng had been for forty slots to enter the Ancient Secret Realm, along with helping three members of Azure Commerce unlock their Mana Body and then break through the 100% limit. The others coming to Starshine Fortress were simply here to gather together, and would receive some incidental training as a bonus.
For Felitharia to bring all of them to a training sanctuary like this — there had definitely been some kind of mistake.
"There's been no mistake. You will indeed be training here for the next few days. As for the three spots you mentioned, those are at a different location — one I don't have the authority to access." Upon hearing this, Felitharia let out a helpless laugh.
Such an excellent environment was indeed something even the great superpowers would be hard-pressed to find a second of. It was only natural that he had misunderstood.
If it were possible, their Divine Will Tribe would love to establish a long-term partnership with Zero Wing as well. Unfortunately, the City Lord's Mansion had limited combat rooms, and Zero Wing needed to prioritize its own guild members. The training spaces they could spare were extremely limited. This time, because Azure Commerce had paid a substantial price, Zero Wing was making a rare, generous exception — allowing all forty members of Azure Commerce to train freely in the City Lord's Mansion for several days.
"What? The three of them won't even be training here?" Duan Hanshan was taken aback.